Cutting cup carbon

E.ON, one of the UK's leading energy suppliers and sponsors of the FA Cup, recently launched their Carbon Footyprint campaign, which aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the FA Cup over the course of the 2007-08 season. The Carbon Footyprint campaign will encourage fans to make simple energy-saving changes to help cut their own emissions. E.ON are hoping that the campaign will offset the 45,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide created by the staging of matches in the Cup in order to make the competition carbon neutral.

By logging on to the dedicated website www.carbonfootyprint.com, fans can find out about car-sharing schemes in their area and choose from more than 30 different pledges, such as fitting energy-efficient light bulbs, taking a coach or walking to a game, or by watching the match together at a pub with friends.

From this round onwards E.ON is also offering free coach travel with National Express for fans heading to FA Cup matches right the way through to the final in May. By travelling to matches together in a coach, rather than driving in a car, fans can make a significant difference to cutting carbon emissions, see carbonfootyprint.com for details.

We're doing our bit at TheObserver as well and this week our carbon-conscious Cup specialist Anna Kessel took an E.ON coach to Walsall with the Milwall fans.